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It's true – if there's the option to snipe in a shooter, that's usually my first choice when it comes to combat roles. In both Battlefield 3 and Bad Company 2, the sniper class was the first that I fully unlocked. In Source mod, Day of Defeat, you can...

If you loved the tense sniper missions in the last couple of “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare” games, you’ve probably wondered at some point what it would be like to have a whole game made up of such stealthy goodness. Wonder no more, because Sniper 2...

While some aspects of the game are worthwhile on higher difficulty settings, the hand holding on Casual and Medium is excessive. All in all I’m not disappointed with the title but it will sit on the shelf next to a lot of others that came close, but didn’t quite pull it together to make it something great.

Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2 is a couple of significant rungs above shovelware, providing a very specific sort of experience that it blatantly advertises on the box. It doesn’t overstretch itself, staying solidly within the bounds of its premise. It’s just a shame that its PC version seems to be fundamentally broken.

The frustratingly few-and-far-between checkpoints and MIA multiplayer are disappointments, but this is a worthy sniping experience, especially given the game's budget price. This thoughtfully designed sequel makes good on the promise of its highly flawed predecessor.

Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2 is a budget title. Keep that in mind, because it’s abundantly clear through everything from the game’s writing and voice acting to its length and visuals. That’s okay, though. A lot of my favorite games have initially been...